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Bullying : the social destruction of self /

In her forceful social history, Bullying, Laura Martocci explores the "bully culture" that has claimed national attention since the late 1990s. Moving beyond the identification of aggressive behaviors to an analysis of how and why we have arrived at a culture that thrives on humiliation, s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Martocci, Laura (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In her forceful social history, Bullying, Laura Martocci explores the "bully culture" that has claimed national attention since the late 1990s. Moving beyond the identification of aggressive behaviors to an analysis of how and why we have arrived at a culture that thrives on humiliation, she critiques the social forces that gave rise to, and help maintain, bullying. Martocci's analysis of gossip, laughter, stereotyping, and competition-dynamics that foment bullying and prompt responses of shame, violence, and depression-is positioned within a larger social narrative: the means by which we n
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 212 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781439910740
143991074X